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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Best of the Bat trilogy

Warning: Plot spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises are included in this blog.

With enough perspective (i.e. multiple viewings of The Dark Knight Rises) in tow, it's time to take stock of Christopher Nolan's epic Batman trilogy.

Epic scenes, epic characters, movie lines, plot twists and cool gadgets have defined Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. With so many, it's difficult to gauge which are the best of the trilogy, but let's give it a shot. Here we go:

1. Bruce survives (The Dark Knight Rises): For a long time, I felt Nolan would kill off the caped crusader, then cooled off that theory. The director had me at the film's conclusion, and what a pleasant surprise to see Bruce alive and well.

2. Ra's Al Ghul's true identity (Batman Begins): Portrayed as Al Ghul's trusty sidekick, Henri Ducard throughout, Liam Nesson steals the show at the film's conclusion as the leader of the League of Shadows.

3. Batman takes the rap (The Dark Knight): No one could have guessed the Dark Knight taking the blame for Harvey Dent's murders.

4. Blake takes mantle from Bruce (The Dark Knight Rises): John Blake's future could be as the next Batman, or as Robin or as Nightwing. It doesn't matter. Nolan leaves it up to us.

5. Talia turns on Bruce (The Dark Knight Rises): Not a huge surprise since many were speculating Miranda Tate was Al Ghul's daughter, Talia, in disguise.